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Narwal Unveils Flow 2 White – A Quiet Luxury Colorway Made to Blend Into Modern Living Spaces

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Where Function Meets Aesthetics, Narwal Flow 2 White Merges Flagship-Grade Cleaning with Detail-Driven Design

NEW YORK, July 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Narwal, a global leader in smart home cleaning, today unveiled the Narwal Flow 2 White – a new, distinct colorway of its 2026 flagship robot vacuum and mop launching on July 16. Built on a philosophy that the best home technology is powerful yet unobtrusive, engineered yet beautiful, the Flow 2 White is designed to be not just a smart home device but a piece of home decor that earns its place in any room.

Designed to Blend In – A Finish Built for Modern Living

Interiors have grown lighter with trending Scandinavian minimalism, cream and oat palettes, pale hardwood, and open-plan layouts. Spaces built on warmth, restraint, and calm have gained popularity. In these environments, a white finish feels like a natural extension of the space — quiet, considered, and visually at ease. With quiet luxury becoming a defining principle of modern home design, Narwal brings a refined white touch to its well-acclaimed flagship model for consumers who prioritize design just as much as technical specs.

White is not just a simple repaint, but a reflection of Narwal’s philosophy of how a cleaning robot vacuum should appear in a modern home.

Frosted Glass-textured Front Panel: The base station’s front panel features a subtle frosted glass texture that catches, deflects, and softens light rather than absorbing it. A fingerprint-resistant surface helps the dock maintain a clean, refined look over time. Ambient Status Light Bar: A slim band of light surrounding the front panel adds a quiet visual rhythm to the unit and communicates the robot’s current status, transforming technology into design language.Sleek Silhouette: The semi-enclosed base station creates spatial depth and lightness while positioning the robot and the base station as a whole rather than two separate entities.

Designed to Power Through – “Invisible” Device Delivering The Most Visible Results

Behind the refined exterior lies Narwal’s flagship innovations. Carrying the same award-winning cleaning performance as the black original, the Flow 2 White features the proprietary FlowWash™ Mopping System, which uses a high-speed track mop that rotates at over 100 times per minute and delivers 140°F heated water to keep the mop clean throughout each cycle. This “treadmill-style” real-time self-cleaning mopping maximizes cleaning efficiency and quality, easily handling the toughest stains, from kitchen grease to muddy pet footprints, without spreading dirt across the floor.

The Flow 2 White is powered by the pioneering NarMind Pro Autonomous System, which pairs an onboard AI processor with a cloud-based VLM Omni Model to achieve unlimited object recognition. The robot delivers advanced smart obstacle avoidance that adapts cleaning strategies to detected debris, improves edge coverage by 15%, boosts overall cleaning efficiency by 20%, and significantly reduces the need for human intervention. This hybrid AI model further empowers scenario-based cleaning modes: Pet Mode automatically detects pet-active areas for deeper cleaning and helps users locate pets remotely with the Find My Pet feature; Baby Mode ensures ultra-quiet, disturbance-free operation at just 56.48 dB near cribs, with toy recognition built in; and AI Floor Tag identifies valuable objects and sends detection alerts via the mobile app.

To deliver a truly luxurious and hands-free cleaning experience, the Flow 2 White has an upgraded 31,000Pa suction power with CarpetFocus technology, a certified detangling system for 0% hair tangling, 3D color mapping for enhanced mobile control and interactivity, and a fully automated self-emptying base station with up to 120 days of maintenance-free use. Altogether, the vacuum operates quietly in the background without human intervention, living up to the “quiet luxury” promise.

Pricing and Availability

The Narwal Flow 2 White will be available starting July 16 on the Narwal website and on Amazon, with an introductory launch price of $1,099.99 ($400 off the $1,499.99 MSRP), valid through July 31. Ahead of the official launch, Narwal is offering a limited early-access sign-up program on its website: the first 300 registrants receive a $30 credit toward their purchase, followed by a $20 credit for the next 700 sign-ups. Spots at each tier are limited and fill in real time.

About Narwal

Narwal is dedicated to developing innovative products that transform daily life. Our range of solutions addresses common challenges, with a focus on understanding and meeting user needs through extensive R&D. This commitment has yielded industry firsts such as the Auto-washing mop, AI-powered DirtSense™, and the DualFlow Tangle-Free System. We obsess over every detail to ensure our products are both functional and aesthetically pleasing, blending design and performance for a better daily life. As a top-five global vacuum brand, Narwal serves over 5 million users across 30 countries, including North America, South Korea, Germany, and Australia. Our innovations have been honored with awards such as the CES Innovation Awards, the Edison Gold Award, and Time Magazine’s Best Inventions.

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5C Secures More Than USD $1.4 Billion to Power North America’s AI Infrastructure

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New USD $605 million Brookfield-led financing accelerates the development of Gigascale AI campuses across the continent.

MONTREAL, Aug. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — (version française) 5C Group, a developer, builder and operator of large-scale AI data center campuses, today announced the closing of USD $605 million in new debt financing led by Brookfield Asset Management. This follows the USD $835 million in equity and debt capital 5C raised in 2025 as well as additional capital that 5C raised prior to 2025. Combined, this capital is fueling 5C’s growth and expanding its AI infrastructure platform across North America.

5C delivers AI factories: large-scale, high-performance campuses where compute, power, cooling, networking, software, and operations are engineered together for performance, reliability, and scale. This integrated approach supports the increasingly dense and complex AI workloads while adapting to advances in GPU architecture, liquid cooling, rack-scale systems, and evolving AI deployment models.

The new capital will allow 5C to accelerate development across its portfolio of priority sites, fund the acquisition and construction of its Memphis campus, as well as support the development and expansion of its Ohio and Phoenix campuses, as they reach key commercial and investment milestones.

“This financing reflects strong confidence in 5C’s strategy and our ability to execute at scale,” said Jonathan Ahdoot, Chief Executive Officer of 5C. “It strengthens our ability to build next-generation AI infrastructure while investing for the long term in communities.”

“We are pleased to expand our partnership with 5C and support the continued growth of its AI infrastructure platform,” said Hamish Kidd, Managing Partner, Investments – Infrastructure, Brookfield Asset Management. “5C combines strong execution capabilities with a long-term approach to developing critical digital infrastructure, and we believe its North American campuses are well positioned to support growing demand for advanced AI capacity.”

About 5C
5C Group is one of North America’s largest AI digital infrastructure providers. The company delivers purpose-built infrastructure for AI with a network of state-of-the-art data centers. With over 1.5 gigawatts of roadmap capacity and the ability to power hundreds of thousands of GPUs, 5C Group delivers secure, reliable, and sustainable data center and AI infrastructure solutions at scale for the largest AI users with the most demanding workloads. For more information, please visit www.5c.ai.

About Brookfield Asset Management
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM) is a leading global alternative asset manager, headquartered in New York, with over $1 trillion of assets under management across infrastructure, energy, private equity, real estate, and credit. We invest client capital for the long-term with a focus on real assets and essential service businesses that form the backbone of the global economy. We offer a range of alternative investment products to investors around the world — including public and private pension plans, endowments and foundations, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, insurance companies and private wealth investors. We draw on Brookfield’s heritage as an owner and operator to invest for value and generate strong returns for our clients, across economic cycles.

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Viventium’s Apploi Hire ATS Earns Indeed’s 2026 Customer Excellence Award

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A recognition highlighting the impact of the integrated healthcare workforce solution in helping employers attract, hire and retain caregivers.

BERKLEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Aug. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Viventium’s Apploi Hire ATS has been awarded the Enterprise Customer Excellence Award at Indeed’s inaugural 2026 Partner Awards, a reflection of the commitment to helping healthcare employers improve hiring outcomes through innovative technology, customer support and industry expertise.

Viventium and Apploi have joined forces to help healthcare organizations hire, onboard, pay and retain employees through a seamless workforce management experience. Their unified platforms provide healthcare employers with specialized tools and expertise designed to address the industry’s unique hiring and workforce challenges.

The award recognizes organizations that go above and beyond in supporting mutual clients, driving hiring success and delivering outstanding customer experiences. Viventium and Apploi were selected by Indeed based on their partnership, innovation and measurable impact in helping employers connect with job seekers and reduce time-to-hire.

“This award reflects our shared commitment to helping healthcare organizations build and maintain exceptional care teams,” said Navin Gupta, Chief Executive Officer of Viventium. “By combining Apploi’s healthcare-focused hiring technology with Viventium’s payroll, HR and compliance expertise, we’re able to deliver meaningful value that helps providers improve hiring outcomes while staying focused on delivering quality patient care.”

The award further underscores the impact of Viventium’s Apploi Hire ATS in helping healthcare employers navigate persistent workforce challenges while improving hiring efficiency and candidate engagement.

About Viventium + Apploi
Viventium + Apploi develops award-winning human capital management software for post-acute care organizations of every size, helping providers unlock efficiency and improve the caregiver experience. This hire-to-retire suite was designed exclusively for the industry’s unique demands and nuanced rules. Viventium is technology built for healthcare. Because expertise matters.
For more information: www.viventium.com.

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NAHQ Strengthens Executive Leadership Team with Two Key Appointments to Accelerate Strategic Growth and Enterprise Readiness

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CHICAGO, Aug. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) today announced two executive leadership appointments that strengthen its ability to advance healthcare quality through innovation, workforce development, and enterprise-wide impact.

Effective immediately, Jeff Allyn has joined the organization as Chief Client Officer, Enterprise Solutions, a newly created division within NAHQ, and Tanya Dilulio has been named Chief Operating Officer. Together, the appointments reinforce NAHQ’s commitment to scaling its impact across healthcare organizations while strengthening the operational and enterprise-level capabilities needed to meet growing demand for workforce solutions.

“Healthcare organizations are looking for trusted partners who can help them build the workforce capabilities needed to improve quality, safety, and solid financial outcomes,” said Stephanie Mercado, Chief Executive Officer of NAHQ. “As NAHQ continues to evolve, we’re building an executive team that can both execute with discipline today and innovate for the future, with intentional expansion to support healthcare quality at the enterprise level. Tanya and Jeff each bring exceptional leadership, complementary strengths, and a deep commitment to helping healthcare professionals and organizations succeed. Together, they position NAHQ to expand our impact in entirely new ways.”

Jeff Allyn Named Chief Client Officer, Enterprise Solutions

Allyn leads NAHQ Enterprise Solutions, the organization’s newly established business unit focused on enterprise workforce solutions, overseeing organizational strategy, enterprise solutions expansion, and client engagement initiatives such as communities of practice, that expand and differentiate NAHQ’s relationships with health systems and healthcare organizations globally.

Jeff began his work with NAHQ in a consulting capacity. During the past eight months, Allyn partnered closely with NAHQ to strengthen the organization’s Workforce Accelerator® program while helping build a scalable enterprise growth function, sharpen enterprise solutions strategy, and advance product implementation and client engagement efforts.

Prior to joining NAHQ full time, Allyn built a distinguished career leading revenue growth, commercial strategy, customer success, and enterprise partnerships with a track record of helping organizations scale innovative solutions and accelerate market adoption.

“Jeff has already made a tremendous impact on NAHQ,” Mercado said. “His commercial expertise, collaborative leadership style, and ability to build disciplined growth strategies have strengthened our enterprise business. As demand grows for workforce development solutions, Jeff’s leadership will help position NAHQ as the trusted resource healthcare organizations turn to when they need to build quality capability at scale.”

Tanya DiIulio Named Chief Operating Officer

As Chief Operating Officer, DiIulio serves as NAHQ’s senior operating executive, leading the execution of the organization’s overall corporate strategy and overseeing day-to-day operations across the business, including building the infrastructure to support NAHQ Enterprise Solutions. She is responsible for aligning product strategy, technology, operations, workforce solutions, membership, and talent development through an integrated operating model.

DiIulio joined NAHQ in 2025 to lead product strategy and operations before quickly assuming broader leadership responsibilities across corporate strategy, innovation, information technology, and talent development. Her appointment reflects both her demonstrated ability to lead complex organizational transformation and her proven success building alignment across the company.

“Tanya has consistently demonstrated the rare ability to pair strategic thinking with disciplined execution,” Mercado said. “She brings clarity to complexity, makes thoughtful decisions grounded in data, and creates alignment across teams. She has earned the trust of our organization through both her leadership and her unwavering commitment to continuous improvement.” 

Building the Future of Healthcare Quality

The appointments reflect NAHQ’s continued evolution as the leader in healthcare quality workforce development. As healthcare organizations face increasing pressure to improve outcomes while addressing workforce challenges, NAHQ continues to expand its portfolio of enterprise solutions, including Workforce Accelerator®, competency-based learning, credentialing, and professional development programs designed to build sustainable quality capability across healthcare organizations.

With DiIulio leading company operations and Allyn driving enterprise solutions growth and client engagement, NAHQ is strengthening its leadership capacity to deliver greater value to health systems, healthcare professionals, and the patients they serve.

About NAHQ

The National Association for Healthcare Quality® (NAHQ) is the global authority advancing healthcare Quality & Safety across the healthcare continuum. NAHQ sets and maintains the industry standard for healthcare Quality & Safety competencies through its Healthcare Quality Competency Framework™. This expert-developed, data-driven, continuously validated Framework, endorsed by Joint Commission, defines the knowledge, skills, and behaviors required to achieve measurable clinical Quality & Safety and financial outcomes that deliver on healthcare excellence. NAHQ helps individuals and organizations activate the Framework through education, workforce development solutions, industry-leading insights, and the only accredited certification in healthcare quality, the Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality® (CPHQ). 

NAHQ supports hundreds of organizations and a powerful professional community across the globe to advance a shared vision for strong Quality workforces and cultures.

Learn more at NAHQ.org

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